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Edward Webster

Edward Webster is a Distinguished Research Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies. He is the founder of the the Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP) at the University of the Witwatersrand and directed it for 24 years.

March past: A Cosatu demonstration in Johannesburg last year. Photo: Papi Morake/Gallo Images/Getty Images
BOOKS

‘End of labour’ thesis tested

‘Recasting Workers’ Power: Work and Inequality in the Shadow of the Digital Age’ is a new work by Edward Webster and Lynford Dor. This is an extract from the book

  • Edward Webster
  • Lynford Dor
7 min read
Saftu leaders are confident that a number of Cosatu-affiliated unions will join them.

SA has a new trade union federation. Can it break the mould?

Saftu comes at a time of declining political influence by unions, compared to during the struggle against apartheid.

  • Edward Webster
6 min read
Saftu leaders are confident that a number of Cosatu-affiliated unions will join them.
ANC

South Africa has a new trade union federation. Can it break the mould?

Historically, trade unions in the country have played a significant role in shaping the political landscape.

  • Edward Webster
7 min read
Supporters of Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Party hold up a mock coffin of the governing ANC during in Pretoria in 2014. The EFF’s entry into parliament is the most dramatic example of political realignment in South Africa. Skyler Reid/Reuters

Why SA is primed for fundamental political realignment

Could the Marikana massacre and the formation of the United Front to rival the ANC have long-term political significance?

  • Edward Webster
6 min read